Jerob Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Jerob Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jerob Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya991:466,46424,395
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jerob (48) may also be a first name.

Jerob Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jerob Come From? nationality or country of origin

Jerob (Marathi: जेरोब) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jerob? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,806,862nd most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. The last name Jerob occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Jerob live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Jerob is also the 1,448,253rd most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 48 people.

It is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 466,464. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Nandi County, where 94 percent are found, Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 4 percent are found and Narok County, where 1 percent are found. Not including Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erob893/
Djeroub831,506/
Jeiroub832/
Jerop8020,647/
Jereb803,292/
Jerow8098/
Jerab8034/
Ehrob803/
Serob803/
Jirob801/
Errob801/
Gerob801/
Jerub801/
Zerob801/
Erhob801/
Jeireb73352/
Cherob73124/
Jerrow7386/
Jerhof7322/
Jerouf7310/
Jerhov736/
Jeroff735/
Djerab734/
Jerouv732/
Jergow731/
Jeïreb731/
Jeerow731/
Eroibh731/
Herzob731/
Herrob731/
Jeirab731/
Zeroub731/
Jearow730/
Erov672,619/
Djerrab67479/
Kheroub6775/
Jerhoff6762/
Jergova6736/
Erop6731/
Ehiorob6713/
Erab679/
Jerrouf674/
Jerrouv672/
Serroub672/
Kherrob671/
Zerroub671/
Jieireb671/
Herroub671/

Jerob Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jerob in the Marathi language
जेरोबjeroba-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jerob
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